Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3264

Incident date

March 14, 2018

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.55869, 36.36515 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilian males died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Harasta, according to local media.

The Violations Documentation Centre listed three unidentified adult male civilians as killed by warplanes belonging to “Syrian government and affiliated militias”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Jihad Hassoun
Age unknown killed
Haj Abu Ismail Basala
Age unknown killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Harasta (حرستا), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.55869, 36.36515. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

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Media
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    "Photo from today in #Harasta shows the state of the only medical care available, after Syrian govt. & Russia systematically destroyed medical centers. ~ 20,000 civilians at immediate risk. Death toll could be very, very high."

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (11) [ collapse]